| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeffrey Tietjen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Monier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Martin Sherrell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Wesley Key (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Himes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Beau Berning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | James James inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen is hacked by Wesley Key - foul #2 on Wesley Key, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:29 | Grove City | James James misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-27 |
| 19:28 | Denison | Paul Graves gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 19:12 | Denison | Beau Berning scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Himes | 32-29 |
| 18:57 | Grove City | James Himes steals it from James James | 32-29 |
| 18:54 | Denison | James Himes lays it up and in | 32-31 |
| 18:38 | Grove City | James James scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by John Wheeler | 35-31 |
| 18:17 | Denison | James Himes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 18:16 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:03 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Wheeler and he's fouled by Johnny Jackson - foul #3 on Johnny Jackson, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Ryan Byer (SG) Johnny Jackson | |
| 18:03 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell misses the free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:03 | Denison | The rebound goes to Paul Graves | 37-31 |
| 17:46 | Denison | Wesley Key knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Ryan Byer | 37-33 |
| 17:37 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell loses the ball out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Grove City | Darwin Starling (PF) Gregory Monier | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 17:25 | Denison | James Himes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 17:23 | Grove City | Darwin Starling snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 17:19 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 17:17 | Denison | Beau Berning gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:13 | Denison | Ryan Byer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 37-33 |
| 17:12 | Grove City | Darwin Starling gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:54 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 16:52 | Denison | Paul Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:36 | Denison | The short jumper by James Himes is denied by James James | 37-33 |
| 16:35 | Denison | Paul Graves gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:24 | Denison | Beau Berning misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 16:22 | Denison | Paul Graves tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 16:01 | Grove City | James James clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 16:00 | Denison | The rebound goes to Paul Graves | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeffrey Tietjen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darwin Starling (fresh) 5 reb. C - Martin Sherrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Wesley Key (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Byer (fresh) SF - James Himes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Graves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Beau Berning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Denison | Wesley Key can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-35 |
| 15:54 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:36 | Grove City | James James can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-35 |
| 15:35 | Denison | Beau Berning grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:30 | Denison | James Himes is fouled on the floor by James James - foul #3 on James James, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wallace (PG), James Motley (SG), Gregory Monier (PF), George Ptaschinski (C) Jeffrey Tietjen, John Wheeler, James James, Martin Sherrell | |
| Subs | Denison | Clarence Webb (PG), Johnny Jackson (SG), Bradley Walker (SF), James Bryant (PF), Christopher Hill (C) Wesley Key, Ryan Byer, James Himes, Paul Graves, Beau Berning | |
| 15:11 | Denison | Christopher Hill is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Christopher Hill, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| 14:54 | Grove City | Bradley Walker takes the ball from George Ptaschinski | 37-35 |
| 14:49 | Denison | Clarence Webb buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Christopher Hill | 37-38 |
| 14:31 | Grove City | John Wallace drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 14:26 | Denison | Clarence Webb misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 14:25 | Denison | Johnny Jackson tips it in | 40-40 |
| 14:10 | Grove City | Johnny Jackson is called for the reach on James Motley - foul #4 on Johnny Jackson, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Grove City | Walter Brady (SF) Darwin Starling | |
| Subs | Denison | Kerry Marshall (SG) Johnny Jackson | |
| 13:49 | Grove City | John Wallace makes the jumpshot from the right side | 42-40 |
| 13:24 | Denison | George Ptaschinski takes the ball from Clarence Webb | 42-40 |
| 13:09 | Grove City | John Wallace hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 12:50 | Denison | Clarence Webb misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 12:49 | Grove City | Gregory Monier grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:32 | Grove City | Gregory Monier misses the driving attempt in the paint | 44-40 |
| 12:30 | Denison | Bradley Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:24 | Denison | Clarence Webb buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kerry Marshall | 44-43 |
| 12:06 | Grove City | John Wallace comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 12:04 | Denison | Christopher Hill grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 12:00 | Denison | George Ptaschinski steals the ball from Bradley Walker | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Wallace (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Motley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Brady (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Monier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - George Ptaschinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Clarence Webb (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Kerry Marshall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bradley Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Hill (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Grove City | Christopher Hill is called for the reach on George Ptaschinski - foul #3 on Christopher Hill, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen (PG), John Wheeler (SG), James James (SF), Darwin Starling (PF), Martin Sherrell (C) John Wallace, James Motley, Walter Brady, Gregory Monier, George Ptaschinski | |
| Subs | Denison | Wesley Key (PG), Ryan Byer (SG), James Himes (SF), Paul Graves (PF), Beau Berning (C) Clarence Webb, Kerry Marshall, Bradley Walker, James Bryant, Christopher Hill | |
| 11:33 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Beau Berning - foul #1 on Beau Berning, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| 11:33 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:33 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:33 | Denison | The rebound goes to Beau Berning | 45-43 |
| 11:10 | Denison | James Himes comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 11:08 | Denison | Paul Graves grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 10:56 | Denison | Ryan Byer connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Himes | 45-46 |
| 10:47 | Grove City | Darwin Starling loses the dribble to Wesley Key | 45-46 |
| 10:29 | Denison | Beau Berning clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 10:28 | Denison | James Himes grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 10:13 | Denison | Ryan Byer can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 10:11 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:54 | Grove City | Ryan Byer steals the ball from Martin Sherrell | 45-46 |
| 09:50 | Denison | James Himes slams it home on a nice dish by Ryan Byer | 45-48 |
| 09:31 | Grove City | Darwin Starling knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Tietjen | 47-48 |
| 09:16 | Denison | Wesley Key knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Graves | 47-51 |
| 08:57 | Grove City | James Himes steals the ball from Jeffrey Tietjen | 47-51 |
| 08:53 | Denison | James Himes misses the lay-in | 47-51 |
| 08:52 | Denison | Beau Berning grabs the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 08:39 | Denison | Ryan Byer knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Graves | 47-53 |
| 08:16 | Grove City | Darwin Starling makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Tietjen and he's fouled by Paul Graves - foul #2 on Paul Graves, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wallace (PG), James Motley (SG), Gregory Monier (PF), George Ptaschinski (C) Jeffrey Tietjen, John Wheeler, James James, Martin Sherrell | |
| Subs | Denison | Clarence Webb (PG), Kerry Marshall (SG), Bradley Walker (SF), James Bryant (PF), Christopher Hill (C) Wesley Key, Ryan Byer, James Himes, Paul Graves, Beau Berning | |
| 08:16 | Grove City | Darwin Starling makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:05 | Denison | Darwin Starling steals it from Clarence Webb | 50-53 |
| 07:49 | Grove City | Gregory Monier hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from George Ptaschinski | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Wallace (fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Motley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darwin Starling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Monier (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - George Ptaschinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Clarence Webb (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Kerry Marshall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bradley Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Hill (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Denison | Kerry Marshall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 07:33 | Grove City | Darwin Starling pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 07:18 | Grove City | James Motley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 07:16 | Denison | Christopher Hill pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 07:11 | Denison | James Bryant lays it in on a great pass from Clarence Webb | 52-55 |
| 06:50 | Grove City | Gregory Monier lays it in on a nice dish by John Wallace | 54-55 |
| 06:27 | Denison | Clarence Webb misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-55 |
| 06:25 | Denison | Kerry Marshall hits the follow up shot | 54-57 |
| 06:06 | Grove City | James Motley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-57 |
| 06:00 | Denison | Kerry Marshall is hacked by George Ptaschinski - foul #1 on George Ptaschinski, team foul #2 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen (PG), John Wheeler (SG), James James (SF), Robert Hart (PF), Martin Sherrell (C) John Wallace, James Motley, Darwin Starling, Gregory Monier, George Ptaschinski | |
| Subs | Denison | Wesley Key (PG), Johnny Jackson (SG), James Himes (SF), Paul Graves (PF), Beau Berning (C) Clarence Webb, Kerry Marshall, Bradley Walker, James Bryant, Christopher Hill | |
| 05:44 | Denison | James James steps in front of the James Himes pass | 57-57 |
| 05:27 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James James | 60-57 |
| 05:22 | Denison | Johnny Jackson is fouled on the floor by John Wheeler - foul #2 on John Wheeler, team foul #3 | 60-57 |
| 05:03 | Denison | James Himes's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Tietjen | 60-57 |
| 04:47 | Grove City | James James clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-57 |
| 04:46 | Denison | Beau Berning gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 04:29 | Denison | James Himes scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Wesley Key and he's hacked by Robert Hart - foul #2 on Robert Hart, team foul #4 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Monier (PF), George Ptaschinski (C) Robert Hart, Martin Sherrell | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 04:29 | Denison | James Himes makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:11 | Grove City | John Wheeler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 04:09 | Denison | Beau Berning grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:04 | Denison | Wesley Key misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 04:02 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Gregory Monier | 60-60 |
| 03:43 | Grove City | John Wheeler buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gregory Monier | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeffrey Tietjen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Monier (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - George Ptaschinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Wesley Key (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Himes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Beau Berning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Denison | Jeffrey Tietjen takes the ball from Johnny Jackson | 63-60 |
| 03:26 | Grove City | John Wheeler banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Tietjen | 65-60 |
| 03:02 | Denison | James Himes scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Johnny Jackson | 65-62 |
| 02:44 | Grove City | James James misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 02:43 | Grove City | Gregory Monier misses the tip | 65-62 |
| 02:41 | Denison | Paul Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:35 | Denison | Beau Berning lays it in on a nice dish by James Himes and he's hacked by George Ptaschinski - foul #2 on George Ptaschinski, team foul #5 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wallace (PG), James Motley (SG), Walter Brady (SF), Robert Hart (PF), Martin Sherrell (C) Jeffrey Tietjen, John Wheeler, James James, Gregory Monier, George Ptaschinski | |
| Subs | Denison | Clarence Webb (PG), Ryan Byer (SG), Bradley Walker (SF), James Bryant (PF) Wesley Key, Johnny Jackson, James Himes, Paul Graves | |
| 02:35 | Denison | Beau Berning makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:33 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Grove City | James James (SF), Darwin Starling (PF) Walter Brady, Robert Hart | |
| Subs | Denison | James Himes (SF), Paul Graves (PF) Bradley Walker, James Bryant | |
| 02:20 | Grove City | Paul Graves is called for the reach on James Motley - foul #3 on Paul Graves, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wheeler (SG), Gregory Monier (PF) John Wallace, Darwin Starling | |
| Subs | Denison | Johnny Jackson (SG), Christopher Hill (C) Ryan Byer, Beau Berning | |
| 02:20 | Grove City | James Motley makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:20 | Grove City | James Motley misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:20 | Denison | Johnny Jackson pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:20 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| 02:00 | Denison | Johnny Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 01:59 | Denison | James Himes snags the offensive board | 66-65 |
| 01:46 | Denison | Clarence Webb connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Jackson | 66-67 |
| 01:24 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from James Motley | 68-67 |
| 01:24 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen (PG) James Motley | |
| Subs | Denison | Wesley Key (PG), Beau Berning (C) Clarence Webb, Christopher Hill | |
| 01:08 | Denison | Beau Berning misses the shot from close range | 68-67 |
| 01:07 | Grove City | John Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:50 | Grove City | James James scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Wheeler | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Denison | Johnny Jackson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Grove City | John Wheeler is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Jackson - foul #5 on Johnny Jackson, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wallace (PG) Jeffrey Tietjen | |
| Subs | Denison | Ryan Byer (SG) Johnny Jackson | |
| 00:35 | Grove City | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:35 | Grove City | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Denison | James Himes knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Paul Graves | 73-70 |
| 00:26 | Grove City | Ryan Byer is called for the reach on James James in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Byer, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| 00:26 | Grove City | James James makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:26 | Grove City | James James makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:20 | Denison | Beau Berning can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-70 |
| 00:19 | Grove City | Gregory Monier gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| 00:16 | Grove City | Gregory Monier is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Key - foul #3 on Wesley Key, team foul #11 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Grove City | Darwin Starling (C) Martin Sherrell | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 00:16 | Grove City | Gregory Monier makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:16 | Grove City | Gregory Monier makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:10 | Denison | James Himes hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Byer | 77-73 |
| 00:10 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-73 |
| Subs | Grove City | Martin Sherrell (C) Darwin Starling | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 00:08 | Grove City | John Wheeler is hacked by Wesley Key in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wesley Key, team foul #12 | 77-73 |
| 00:08 | Grove City | John Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:08 | Grove City | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:02 | Denison | Beau Berning hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-76 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | John Wallace runs out the clock | 78-76 |